New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-26
HE WILL GO TO ST. LOUIS.
M,ssoUR1ANs AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
THE PRESIDENT PROMISES THEM TO VISIT ST.
LOUIS EARLY IN OCTOBER.


THE PRESIDENT PROMISES THEM TO VISIT ST.
LOUIS EARLY IN OCTOBER.
mr. rELseRArH TO TINE rKrbuNEJ r7rs
w.sur,cToS July 25.-rhe President made 100 Mis-
sourians happy to-day by promising to attend the evee
of the Yelled Prophet ST Louis In the hrst week OF
october The youthful Mayor Francis made a capital
speech inspired by the previous knowledge that the
President would accept the invitation, that having been
virtually arranged before the formidable COMMITTEES left
81 Louis In his speech Mayor Francis said that the
committee represented nearly county in the State
statement which nobody who saw the committee VIII
be disposed TO question OF course everybody is giad
that the going and hopes that he VIII nave
good time. To a TRIBUNE correspondent mayor
Francis said that already letters are reaching 81
from Grand Army Posts in the West to arrange
for accommodations that they can remain AFTER .he
encampment long enough TO SOC the President an'
Mayor said nothing about ths In his speech so-daJ per
haps because he feared suggestion OF that sort might
alarm Mr. Cleveland. He may be sure. however thst
Grand Army Posts do remain In st. LOUIS 10 greet h
he win be in no danger OF insult at their hands.
The delegation was headed by Mayor Francis OF 81
Louis and included Ex-Governor Campbell Ex-Governor
Irockmeyer Charles Green b. N. Anderson MT CoDey'
Robert white c. Majors DIR. Gray. Mr.. Roster j. j.
RUSSELL C. NJ Mitchell Major c. c. Raimarsr' John q.
Priest James NJ vena tcolored George Castleman John
g. Mofatt Colonel J. G. Butler and Dr. A. ]. Mullen
Several ladies' also accompanied the party. The Presi-
dent them in the library and shook hands cor
daily with each one them Mayor Francis addressed
the President as follows:
ecapanied by twenty-five representative citizens Of IS
LS q S s an ana
70 attend the annual q the Grand Army o. n
week sepsemssr Tho success OF int mssee IN
&c the people g. Iaas and T.'
sn upon a With
ssnsent sincere approval n the patriotic motives
Louis irrespective Of nationality or race IN mass
With one voice resolved extend yourself
and estiWabe wife cordial Invitation to visit Their CITY
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and rsfestins the desire Of sSsrs s,y
Cleveland favor yisn your Tn. nx,ts non
from eisl military poli,is, or rsiigoas
IL . IL; for 81 S .
and feeling protest from genetoa, host s
The reasons Why S ys@ ssoSa
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Important win be required 70 add Interest tc the oScs
week IL OCTOBER as tn. time for your visit
that niue rsaS DC @Sst ssn S4 ass
al their height trades give, its nocturnal
with oriental spendcr makes hi: annual visit when our
are brilliantly BY s': 81
When eIpo.iOn and ssresarai and %ec.is.l fair
mail. = y mssH s ns
rbnios to It's wealth can with least detrmcni 70 their
assemble I GSs city to az 70 op sSn1r
cina,ion welcome would be not the
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G us with % e 50 as ably ais h
high once. Come and Ss our guest
In response the President said
vii Be- se very Sf,s and prsctiss
Your city, ist il va. An which should not be de-
snsd s you hsa , n sse Sd ncs ySs
OF which rEhi and Just that should wish the
nn s sns have 's
,Sst % many OF your good peops should mis-
bring this invitation ami yet yon don't
T.. irsIs.:sd each ay f.,
sssP AZ ar sss lSs,
] agreed TO visit the city Of Atlanta early , IN
determine epon day when visit You TINS atlanta
ms,is hat Ds can be- aftersaIi Luckily we have
piensy o. time es glad eSrre,Psna win
sTrang IN detail thing must be done VIII
come
AT this point the President asked Mayor Francis what
would be the attractive day Of the Fair week The
Mayor replied: The Sd day Of the month. when the
Yelled Prophet parade will occur but II you can't be
there might communicate with the Yelled Prophet
in way postpone his visit you have postponed
yours" Laughter and applause The Mayor also en-
Joined the President to forget to bring Mrs Ceve
land, and the President responded:
"She will not lot me forget her."
The members OF the Cabinet and their families werc
also included in the invitation.
Among the members Of the committee there strong
the %'' Republic. Es,snsrG Finn toduy succeeded
in arousing the indignation OF the Grand
Army men BY his denunciation OF that order.
At meeting Of the committee tonight ex Lieutenant.
Governor Campbell and Senator Castieman denounced
tho Grand Army and were applaudcd Tor
their sentiments. So long rs 81 Louis Is
striving DO speculate on the visit OF tne
Grand Army well the visit OF the President II
seems be hardly good for her represen avcs
organization which she went all the way
TO San Francisco 70 invite.